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Bernie
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    I cut a disc of open cell (very important) foam, about 15mm thick which fitted snug,y inside the cap.  This worked very well, catching any oil and preventing it being ejected.  I cleaned it in petrol every oil change.

    Although the sponge was retained by the springs in the cap, there was a perforated plate in the rocker cover that would have prevented it from entering the cover had it come adrift.

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